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Interior Township vs Stannard Township

Next-door neighbors in Ontonagon County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.8× in Stannard Township) and size (2.9× in Stannard Township).

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Interior Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 226 people
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Stannard Township, MIAn outdoors townOntonagon County · 656 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Interior TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors69.4% conserved land76 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Interior Township →
Stannard TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors56% conserved land81 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Stannard Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker5.8×
Stannard Township is more of a job hub
Stannard Township 0.58Interior Township 0.10
Size2.9×
Stannard Township is the bigger place
Stannard Township 656Interior Township 226
Conserved land+13.4 pts
Interior Township has more conserved land
Interior Township 69.4%Stannard Township 56%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Stannard Township
Stannard Township $1,470Interior Township $1,211
★ What stands out · Life in each

Stannard Township gets 59 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Interior TownshipStannard Township
Snow a year121″180″
January low6°F3°F
July high76°F78°F
Growing season (days)123d123d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd23rd
Outdoors & history
Interior TownshipStannard Township
Trails76 mi81 mi
Conserved land69.4%56%
Famous people born here1—
Community
Interior TownshipStannard Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Interior Township$580/mo
Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · Housing →
Stannard Township$700/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 1.34% · or rent about $531/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Stannard Township and Interior Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Interior Township and Stannard Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Interior TownshipStannard TownshipInterior TownshipStannard Township
Interior Township ↔ Stannard Township11 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
10 Interior Township residents work in Stannard Township (13% of its workers)
Work & commute in Interior Township →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Interior TownshipStannard Township
People
Population 226Lowest 656Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.4% MI: +2%
Median age 63.1±6.5 57% above MI 63.1±3.2 57% above MI
Kids under 18 4.4%±11.5Lowest MI: 21.2% 11.6%±4.4Highest MI: 21.2%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 45.6%±1.6Highest MI: 18.6% 43.3%±6.7Lowest MI: 18.6%
Interior Township and Stannard Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.7%Lowest MI: 32.4% 15.2%Highest MI: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.9Lowest MI: 6.1% 1.5%±2.1Highest MI: 6.1%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,500±$18kLowest 42% below MI $57,500±$9kHighest 21% below MI
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $92,000±$10kLowest 60% below MI $109,800±$8kHighest 53% below MI
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $531±$397 53% below MI
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,211Lowest 58% below MI $1,470Highest 49% below MI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MI: 50.4% 0%±100 MI: 50.4%
Below poverty line 19.5%Highest MI: 13.2% 8.1%Lowest MI: 13.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest MI: 73.2% 94.1%Highest MI: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs newer than MI 1966Lowest 6 yrs older than MI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 19% above MI 32 minHighest 32% above MI
Work from home 0%±14.3Lowest MI: 13.5% 14.2%±8.5Highest MI: 13.5%
Stannard Township and Interior Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 35.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.58Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Watersmeet Township (17%)Watersmeet Township (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 13% work in Stannard TownshipFew work in Interior Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 69.4%Highest 56%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 75.7 miLowest 81.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.5Lowest
Michigan average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Interior Township

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Haight Township190 people · $170K homes
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Duncan Township203 people · $90K homes
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Watersmeet Township1,041 people · $265K homes
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Iron River Township861 people · $154K homes

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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